Brad Paisley at the MTS Centre, Oct. 23, 2013

Over the course of nine studio albums, Paisley has had 32 Top-10 hits and 18 No. 1 singles. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPaisley appeals to a Top 40 crowd, but doesn’t alienate the country purists. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWisely, Paisley played to his strengths — namely, absolutely shredding on the Telecaster. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPaisley is touring in support of Wheelhouse, his mostly strong ninth album. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSStrutting out 10 minutes late in his now-trademark white cowboy hat, Paisley made up for lost time and kicked things into high gear right away with the one-two punch of Southern Comfort Zone and the raw ’n’ ragged stomp of Mud On The Tires. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPaisley is regarded as one of contemporary country’s most gifted guitar slingers. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSConjuring the giddy feeling of the last slow number at a high school dance, resplendent in refracted disco ball light, the ballad She's Everything was an over-the-top arena rock moment. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPaisley and band serve up some harmonies at the MTS Centre Wednesday night. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe hits just kept coming, including the tongue-in-cheek Outstanding In Our Field and American Saturday Night. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSChris Young was best when he stuck to those great big ballads of his (Who I Am With You, Tomorrow). - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSA series of left turns — a breezy bubblegum country-pop single (You) right into a (not bad) cover of ZZ Top’s Sharp Dressed Man — were jarring. - BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

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